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Why Your Sticking Points Are Costing You Gains Here is a number that should get your attention: research published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research found that lifters who systemat...
Why Natural Lifters Need a Smarter Periodization Strategy Here is a stat that might surprise you: a 2022 meta-analysis published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research found that athlet...
What Is Contrast Training and Why Should You Care? Here is a surprising fact: athletes who added contrast training to their programs improved vertical jump height by an average of 4.7 centimeters in ...
Why Your Strength Plateau Has Nothing to Do With How Much You Lift Here is a surprising fact: according to research published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, lifters who strateg...
Why Your Percentage-Based Program Is Leaving Gains on the Table Here is a striking fact: on any given training day, your actual strength capacity can fluctuate by as much as 18% above or below your t...
Why Your Strength Has Stalled (And How Isometrics Can Fix It) Here is a surprising fact that stops most intermediate lifters in their tracks: research published in the Journal of Strength and Conditi...
The Strength Training Method You Probably Haven't Tried Yet Here is a surprising fact: most lifters leave significant strength gains on the table simply because they never question how they structure...
Here is a number that might surprise you: most lifters are leaving roughly 40% of their potential muscle growth on the table simply by training each muscle group only once per week. A landmark 2016 me...
Why Most Lifters Are Only Using One-Third of Their Muscle-Building Potential Here is a number that might surprise you: research published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research suggests...
Why Antagonist Supersets Are a Game-Changer for Strength Training Here is a surprising fact: research published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research found that athletes who used antag...
Why Most Lifters Are Wasting Time Warming Up to Their Best Sets Here is a number that might surprise you: research published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research found that lifters pe...
Why the Speed of Your Reps Matters More Than You Think Here is a surprising fact: two lifters can perform the exact same exercise, with the exact same weight, for the exact same number of reps, and g...